Extreme drought and fire risk may double by 2060
Climate change may soon double the impact of extreme drought and fire. And it’s a two-way traffic.
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Food system causes one third of greenhouse gases
How we eat causes dangerous climate heating. It’s time to change not only our diet, but the entire global food system.
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Europe warns of Brazilian trade boycott over fires
Appalled by more forest loss and worse wildfires, eight European countries warn of a possible Brazilian trade boycott.
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US farm workers face worsening lethal heat
By 2100, US farmers can expect more lethal heat, the equivalent of two months when it’s unsafe to pick crops.
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Rising urban space demands squeeze out farmers
More people than ever now live in cities. Their growing urban space demands devour farmland, bad news for tomorrow’s hungry world.
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Wildfire risk can be reduced with agroforestry
As Australia struggles to recover from months of wildfires, farmers and foresters say agroforestry could help to protect the country.
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Rewilding the Arctic can slow the climate crisis
It would be a monumental task to start rewilding the Arctic, but the climate payoff could be mammoth.
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Forest damage costs far more than thought
Tropical forest damage is bad enough. New thinking suggests it could prove far more ruinous in terms of the climate crisis.
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Cuba’s urban farming shows way to avoid hunger
Urban farming, Cuban-style, is being hailed as an example of how to feed ourselves when climate change threatens serious food shortages.
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Sand and dust storms pose global threat
The United Nations plans to tame lethal sand and dust storms with a mixture of modern technology and traditional knowledge.
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